2008 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN BACK AND FORTH INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (POWER STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDY WAS PERFORMED AT WESTLIE MOTOR COMPANY (LOCATED ON 500 S BROADWAY ST, MINOT, ND, 58701). DUE TO THE CONTACT BEING OUT OF TOWN DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (HAVRE FORD LOCATED AT 1991 2ND AVE, HAVRE, MT, 59501) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEGUN TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE LOCAL DEALER, WESTLIE MOTOR COMPANY, ONCE SHE RETURNED AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT LIKELY THE SAME PART THAT FAILED AND, EVEN IF IT WAS, IT WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE IT UP WITH HER LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

REGAN BRAKES SYSTEM FAILS WITH NO WARNING MAKING STOPPING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE SHUT VECH OFF AND MAYBE PROBLEM GOES AWAY MAYBE NOT.WHEN STARTING BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON WHICH MAKES NO BRAKES OR LIGHT GOES OUT AND MAY COME ON LATER WITH NO WARNING THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS INVOLVING 2008 HYBRIDS LOOKING AT ALL COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS FORD KNOWS ABOUT FAILURE BUT WONT FIX WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS MADE THAT WAY AND WILL COST 4000-5000 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR CONSUMER TO FIX

UPON ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP, THE SHIFTING DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT EASILY SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. I HAD SOMEONE PUT A COMPUTER READER ON THE TRUCK AND IT SAID IT WAS A GEAR SHIFT RATIO FOR GEAR #2. THE OUT TAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER GEARS. ALL OTHERS SHIFT FLAWLESSLY EXCEPT FOR THE AFORE MENTIONED. THANK YOU

WHILE ON A SHOPPING TRIP , I PARKED THE CAR.....15 MINUTES LATER I STARTED IT AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE AND COULD HARDLY STEER....FELT LIKE I HAD 4 FLAT TIRES....THE ONLY WARNING WAS A STEERING WHEEL THAT SHOOK WHILE I WAS AT STOPS, NOT WHILE DRIVING....NO RED LIGHTS, NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. OUT OF THE BLUE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED....ONE WEEK AFTER BEING SERVICED AND CHECKED OUT.

ABS & PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS, WARNING TONE & REGEN BRAKE MESSAGE ARE DISPLAYED. WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE BECAME "GRABBY" AND OVER TIME THE BRAKES WERE DANGEROUSLY BAD. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IF I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED, THE WARNINGS WOULD GO AWAY AND THE BRAKES WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY.I INFORMED THE FORD TECHNICIAN THE LAST TIME I HAD REGULAR SERVICE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND " NO ISSUE" WITH BRAKES. I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO FORD 06/22/2017 AND THEY TOLD ME THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $5,800.00. I WILL DISCARD THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE IT WITH A NON -FORD PRODUCT

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON ME CAUSING MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT TO BUST ALONG WITH I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE & ALMOST WRECK MY VEHICLE. GOOD THING I WAS NEAR A PARKING LOT THAT I COULD GET MY VEHICLE INTO ENOUGH TO GET MY VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD SO I WAS NOT HIT & INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT VEHICLE USED IN APRIL OF 2016 & DO NOT KNOW WHAT WAS DONE N WHAT WAS NOT. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABT A MONTH AGO & IT HAS BEEN SITTING UNDRIVABLE SINCE THEN. A FRIEND THAT IS A MECHANIC FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY VEHICLE & AFTER JUST TAKING A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, HE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING OF ANY RECALL & ADVISED THAT IS WHAT THE ISSUE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. HE ADVISED I NEED CHECK INTO THIS TO HAVE FORD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE. I RAN THE VIN # TO CHECK RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BUT CAME UP NO RECALLS HOWEVER MY VEHICLE FALLS IN THE YEAR OF THE RECALLS. RESEARCHED ONLINE & THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS. HOW DO I GO ABOUT THIS & GETTING ALL THE RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF FOR MINE & MY PASSENGERS SAFETY, IF MY VIN # IS SHOWING AS NO RECALL BUT THE RECALL ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE? I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SSAP, AS THIS IS/WAS MY ONLY & MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTAION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WRENCH (POWER TRAIN FAULT WARNING) WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN OR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSES OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER IS WORKING. WE ARE TOLD IT IS A SENSOR PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR OTHER ESCAPES FROM THIS YEAR WITH THIS ISSUE BUT NOT OURS. IT IS SAME ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. IT SOUNDS UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING.

MY DAUGHTERS ESCAPE EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING HER BLIND 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, SHE WAS 8 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT AT TIME. NOW YOUR SITE TELLS ME THE VIN [XXX] IS AN INVALID NUMBER. HOW CAN THIS BE? WHEN THAT NUMBER IS GOOGLED IT PULLS UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS (INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE NHTSA COMPLAINT). PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THIS VEHICLE CAN HAVE BEEN SOLD IN 5 DIFFERENT STATES MINIMUM WITH NO ACTION BY YOU OR FORD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR